Hales won’t like this blog much because I’m going to talk about her,
I’ve got my Gran to thank for Hales really. Gran was visiting my Aunt and cousins near Ipswich, Hales got talking to her while she was there. Gran mentioned that I was in the army and at the time it was during the gulf war so I was in Saudi Arabia. She asked Hales if she wanted to write to me, luckily for me Hales agreed to.
I have to admit that at the time I had letters from a couple of other girls who had sent random letters to guys serving in the war. I think one of the newspapers had posted a story asking for penpals for the forces in the gulf war.
I did write a few more letters to Hales than anybody else, at the time mostly because Gran had organised it. When the war was over and I returned to the UK we kind of stopped corresponding. I was serving my last few months in the army, and I think Hales was busy at school with exams and stuff.
The next year I found out that she would be travelling up to visit Gran, with my cousin I think. At the time I was living in Hull and decided to try to get to Grans to finally get to meet Hales.
I didn’t have any transport and didn’t fancy using public transport so decided to go on my push bike. I think it was about a 20 mile ride each way, at the time that seemed not too bad.So I travelled over at the weekend that I knew they were at Grans.
It was bit of a ride and I was definitely glad when I made it to Grans. Hales and the others were busy having lunch when I got there, so I didn’t get much of a chance to meet her straight away.
We didn’t get much chance to really talk at the time, too many others there. Luckily they all had plans to travel into Hull to visit family, I managed to get my dad to give me a lift back to Hull with them all. Put my bike on dad’s roof rack and travelled back to Hull.
I managed to get chance to speak briefly while they were at my sister’s. I remember asking Hales if she had a boyfriend and if I stood any chance with her. There was just something about her that made me realise I wanted to see more of her. Yes, it was love at first sight!
They ended up travelling to my flat for a look round. While the others sat in the living room chatting, I managed to sit in my bedroom and have a better chat. I think I must have actually asked her out, it was certainly from then I classed her as my girlfriend!
I will continue this story next time.
Rob
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